pinpointingproperties. trapezoids make these trapezoids on your geoboard. how many sides? how many...

PinpointingProperties

TrapezoidsMake these trapezoids on your geoboard.

How many sides?

How many angles?

Are any sides congruent?

No sides are congruent

Are any sides parallel?

Exactly one pair opposites sides are parallel

Are any angles congruent?

No angles are congruent

4

4

ParallelogramsMake these parallelograms on your geoboard.

How many sides?

How many angles?

Are any sides congruent?

2 pair of opposite sides are congruent

Are any sides parallel?

2 pair of opposite sides are parallel

Are any angles congruent?

2 pair of opposite angles are congruent

4

4

RectanglesMake these rectangles on your geoboard.

How many sides?

How many angles?

Are any sides congruent?

2 pair of opposite sides are congruent

Are any sides parallel?

2 pair of opposite sides are parallel

Are any angles congruent?

All angles are congruent4 right angles

4

4

Comparing Rectangles and Parallelograms

How are rectangles and parallelograms the same?

Rectangles and parallelograms have opposite sides that are equal and opposite angles that are congruent.

How are rectangles and parallelograms different?

Rectangles have 4 right angles.

SquaresMake these squares on your geoboard.

How many sides?

How many angles?

Are any sides congruent?

All 4 sides are congruent

Are any sides parallel?

2 pair of opposite sides are parallel

Are any angles congruent?

All angles are congruent4 right angles

4

4

Comparing Squares and Rectangles

How are squares and rectangles the same?

Squares and rectangles have opposite sides equal and 4 right angles.

How are squares and rectangles different?

Squares have 4 equal sides.

RhombusMake these rhombuses on your geoboard.

How many sides?

How many angles?

Are any sides congruent?

All 4 sides are congruent

Are any sides parallel?

2 pair of opposite sides are parallel

Are any angles congruent?

2 pair of opposite angles are congruent

4

4

Comparing Squares and Rhombuses

How are squares and rhombuses the same?

Squares and rhombuses have 4 equal sides.

How are squares and rhombuses different?

Squares have 4 right angles.

Kite

Make these kites on your geoboard.How many sides?

How many angles?

Are any sides congruent?

2 pair of adjacent sides are congruent

Are any sides parallel?

No parallel sides

Are any angles congruent?

1 pair of opposite angles are congruent

4

4

Comparing Kites and Rhombuses

How are kites and rhombuses the same?

Kites and rhombuses have two pairs of equal adjacent sides.

How are kites and rhombuses different?

All the sides of the rhombus are equal.

square (rectangle with equal sides or

rhombus with congruent angles)